Fulham v Middlesbrough betting tips: Silva service for Mitrovic

Middlesbrough are 17/5 to win the opener, while the draw is on offer at 12/5 in Fulham v Middlesbrough betting tips.

Fulham v Middlesbrough head-to-head

The last meeting at Craven Cottage in February 2020 saw Fulham win 1-0 and it is 11/2 that this is the scoreline on Sunday.

Boro have failed to score in their last three meetings and they are 17/10 to get the first goal in the game.

Nine of the last 12 meetings have yielded under three total goals and it is 7/10 that this will be the case again.

Fulham v Middlesbrough team news

Boro have a few fitness concerns, notably to their left-sided players. Marc Bola has been back in training this week but has not played at all in pre-season, while Hayden Coulson is injured.

Marcus Tavernier is more of an attacking wing-back than a full-back, yet could fill the role despite missing two pre-season outings.

Sammy Ameobi, who arrived from Nottingham Forest, is also not expected to be fit, and both Marcus Browne and Darnell Fisher are long-term absentees for Boro, who are 13/4 to keep a clean sheet.

Fulham will be without injured skipper Tom Cairney in the middle of the park, while defender Terence Kongolo is also out for the season opener.

Aleksandar Mitrovic is set to start up front while Neeskens Kebano and Anthony Knockaert could start out wide, with last season’s top scorer Bobby De Cordova-Reid (with five goals) a 15/8 chance to score at any time.

Fulham are 2/1 to win to nil and it is 20/23 for both sides to score.

Fulham v Middlesbrough key battles

The polite way of saying this is that Mitrovic looked out of sorts throughout much of last term, managing just three goals.

The Serbia frontman scored 26 goals when Fulham were promoted and he needs to find his spark again. He has plenty to prove now and is 13/5 to score Fulham’s first goal.

Fulham’s biggest concern will be their ability to defend set-pieces, and Warnock’s side love to get the ball into the box early and often.

Boro are 10/11 to either win or draw the game and a 2-2 draw is on offer at 16/1.

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